Highlights for weeks 5 and 6

Game #1:  Brooks: 10:30 AM     AB vs BC -W

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Game #2:  Brooks:  12:00 AM  RK vs BC

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Game #3  Neeta:  1:30 PM   SD -W  23-19 vs RK

StewDoggz 23  Road Kill 19, 8 innings

Put this game up there with any of the classic StewDoggz/Road Kill battles of the past.  It had a little bit of everything.....great hitting, web gems, a couple homers, one from a guy in his first at bat on his 50th birthday (DannyNix), an injury or two, several defensive blunders (thanks Brett), two players falling down on the same play, and not to mention the old "peg your teammate in the shin from close range" play.  Aside from that, it was a hard fought, entertaining game that took extra innings to determine the winner, which was the StewDoggz.  The game began with the 'Doggz plating 5 runs in the top of the 1st, powered by BA's 3-run triple and DannyNix's 2-run blast.  Not to be outdone, the Kill answered right back with a half dozen in the bottom half.  The two teams pretty much went back and forth the rest of the afternoon.  At one point the 'Doggz tried to pull away with a 7-run 4th to take a 17-9 lead, but once again Road Kill came back with 6 in their half of the inning.  This game was destined to go down to the wire it seemed.  The Kill came to bat in the bottom of the 7th down by 3 and quickly made two outs before Rusty came to the plate.  After not making an out all game, he popped up to shallow right field for what looked to be an easy final out.  But then the unthinkable happened and Summertime dropped the ball.  Usually a reliable fielder, Summertime had a few miscues already earlier.  But his day wasn't over yet, as DJ came up next and hit a deep fly in his direction giving him a chance at redemption to make the final out.  What was about to happen was one of the more bizarre plays you will see.  The ball bounced off several of Summertime's body parts and fell to the ground, allowing Rusty to score and DJ a chance to get to third with a triple.  But just as the 'Doggz got the ball back into the infield, DJ fell down half way between 2nd and 3rd base making him a sitting duck for a tag out at 3rd.  Getting into position to make the catch and tag, Frazier tripped over the bag and also fell down, so the throw sailed over his head and hit the fence.  DJ was safe, and now the tying run in KJR was coming to the plate.  Having already hit two bombs earlier off the trees in left, and with Cav and Jonesy up next, things were suddenly looking up for the Kill.  Three straight hits from those guys and now all of a sudden the game was tied.  Then Roth came up with a chance to win it if he could knock in Cav from 2nd base, but he flew out to end a very entertaining and unlikely come back.  So on to extra innings they went, where the StewDoggz reasserted themselves with five straight hits to begin the 8th.  They scored 4 runs in the frame and held off the Kill in the bottom half to secure a 23-19 victory and take first place in the league.  Offensively for the 'Doggz, it was a total team effort as every player had a multi-hit game.  Schaeff finally hit his first home run of the year (he loves Rusty's meatballs), and the Voo earned the win on the hill.  Here's hoping every game is this fun

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Game #4  Brooks:  3:00 PM  VI vs FL-W 12-6

Flakes won 12-6 with Joe Urban going 3-3 and Jeff Lillie staying hot hit yet another HR to lead the team.

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GH vs SD-W19-11 @ 3:00 pm- Make UP Game:

StewDoggz 19  Guns N Hoses 11

This matchup was a makeup from an earlier rainout and was played at Wilson Field.  The game started slowly at first, maybe because the StewDoggz were a bit beat up from their game against Road Kill, and maybe because GunsNHoses got stiff waiting over an hour for the 'Doggz to show up to the field and play.  The StewDoggz broke open a close low scoring affair with a 10-run 3rd inning highlighted by a 2-run homer from J-Rod.  GunsNHoses' bats woke up in the 4th and they scored multiple runs each inning the rest of the way.  But in the end it wasn't enough, as the StewDoggz held on for a 19-11 win.  Offensive heroes for the 'Doggz included J-Rod and his hot bat going 4 for 5 with 4 RBI's, and 3-hit games were turned in by Larry, JD, and the Big Voo.  Schaeff earned the victory on the hill.

Game #5  Brooks:  4:30 PM GH vs VI  No details as of yet.....

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Week # 6  

Game #1:  Brooks: 10:30 AM --SD vs GH 

StewDoggz 21  GunsNHoses 7

The StewDoggz took the early lead 6-1 after two innings and never looked back.  They scored in every inning but one, and every player had a multi-hit game.  The offensive star was J-Rod, who leads the team in every statistical category, and went 5-7 hitting for the cycle with a single, a double, two triples and a home run.  Big Al also hit a homer in the game while collecting four hits and knocking in 5 runs.  But it wasn't all glory as he also struck out looking and earned the only beer fine handed out by the 'Doggz in the game.  Once again Summertime's defense stood out, but not necessarily for the right reasons.  The Voo earned his fourth win on the hill and avoided a double beer fine in the 6th when he came up with a chance to make his second out of the same inning.  He was already working on an ofer, but the crafty vet steered one through the 5-hole for a base hit to keep his perfect beer fine record in tact and avoid the double wammy.  The win came with a steep price however, as the StewDoggz lost their best power hitter indefinitely when Schaeff hurt his oblique.  Hopefully he's back out there soon, but the prognosis is not good.

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Game #2:  Brooks:  12:00 AM VI-W vs GH

 In Game 1 of the double header, Vandelay Industries went up against Guns and Hoses. Scoring 4 runs in the first inning and another 7 in the second looking to put this one away early. Guns and Hoses took advantage of VI scoring only 4 runs in the next three innings and made the game close cutting the lead to 5 at one point. The 6 run sixth broke the game open and VI went on to win 21-12. Bob "Otis " Nixon showed no signs of slowing down on the base paths and went 4-5 with a home Run,  Kevin " we thought your season was over last week" Donnelan went 5-5. John Crain with his relaxed outlook went 4-5 and set the attitude of the team from the start and notching another win. Brian Dunn after taking a shot in the ass from a line drive by Chris Rakozy has yet to sit down.

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Game #3  Neeta:  1:30 PM        RK vs VI   -W

In Game 2 Vandelay Industries went up against the always strong Roadkill, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year with a one run extra innings heart breaker. The game started off slow and was a defensive struggle or an offensive nightmare depending on how you looked at it  as the teams were tied 1-1 after 4 innings. Road Kill scored 4 runs in the fifth and 3 more in the seventh while VI didn't do anything but fill their recyclable   
container. Coach McDonald's inspiring words  "lets go boys it's only 8-1" were answered by an unknown voice on the bench that said back "be better if it was 9-8". VI decided to make that happen with their last at bat. The bats came alive in the seventh for Vandelay with a barrage of extra base hits including a triples by  Ross Stearns, John Crain and Chris Koreck, A home run from Kevin Donnellan, and doubles Stace McDonald and Chris Rakozy.  With the tying run at thrid McDonald's second doubles scores Koreck who climbs the fence to urge on his team, careful to avoid getting his earrings caught in the chain links. Dan Bray's hit advances the winning run to third. After walking the red hot Otis Nixon to load the bases and preserve the force, Pete "pork rind" Bisconte comes to the plate with a goofy "why me " smile on his face. Knowing he only has to hit the ball to the outfield to win the game , Pete decides on a wily move and hits one right up the middle towards the pitcher.  The moved shocked both teams and luckily he hit it to Rusty's non-gloved hand and the winning run crossed the plate .

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    MAKE UP Game        FL vsAB-WMake up from 5/3  2:30 

The first of two games was a hard fought battle with defensive web-gems by both sides. John Iadanza lead the team getting on base all 4 times. ABCO came out on top with a bottom of the 6th winning hit for an 7-6 victory.

Game #4  Brooks:  3:00 PM BC vs RK

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Game #5  Brooks:  4:30 PM   AB vs FL -W

Flakes returned the favor with a 10-9 win holding ABCO to a single home run.  Defense was big again with Jeff Lillie playing a brillant left field and batting third...due to his new found batting ability.  Drew Wagner and Ron Kornafel were solid in the infield, while Brent and his speed covered ground in the outfiled and on the basepath going 4-4 with 3 runs.  Jeff Lillie continued his hitting ways as did Joe Urban and John Iadanza.

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The 2009 Commissioner is Scott Morrow

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